Historical Birthday
03 Dec 1368
Charles VI [the Well-Beloved] king of France (1380-1422)
03 Dec 1483
Nicolaus von Amsdorf German reformation theologist
03 Dec 1596
Nicolo Amati Italian violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri) born in Cremona Italy (d. 1684)
03 Dec 1684
Ludvig Baron Holberg founder (Danish & Norwegian literature)
03 Dec 1729
Padre Antonio Francisco J Jose Soler Olot Spain composer (Fandango)
03 Dec 1753
Samuel Crompton English inventor (mule-jenny spinning machine)
03 Dec 1755
Gilbert Stuart American portrait painter (painted Washington)
03 Dec 1764
Mary Lamb British author (Tales from Shakespeare) born in London England (d. 1847)
03 Dec 1776
Johann Spurzheim German neuroscientist (d. 1832)
03 Dec 1795
Rowland Hill introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp (1840)
03 Dec 1797
Francis P Kenrick IrishUS archbishop of Baltimore
03 Dec 1800
France Preseren Slovenian poet (Krst pri Savici)
03 Dec 1806
Henry Alexander Wise Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1876)
03 Dec 1809
Thomas Alfred Davies American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Black Lake New York (d. 1899)
03 Dec 1822
Charles Adam Heckman American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Easton Pennsylvania (d. 1896)
03 Dec 1826
Edmond van der Straeten Belgian lawyermusicologist
03 Dec 1829
Green Berry Raum American lawyer politician author and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Golconda Illinois (d. 1909)
03 Dec 1838
Cleveland Abbe American meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau)
03 Dec 1838
Octavia Hill British reformer leader of open-space movement born in London England (d. 1912)
03 Dec 1842
Ellen Henrietta Richards American chemist (Amer Home Economics Association-1st Pres)
03 Dec 1842
Charles Alfred Pillsbury American industrialist (d. 1899)
03 Dec 1862
Jules Renkin Belgian juristministerpremier (1931-32)
03 Dec 1864
Herman Heijermans Jr Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde Diamond City)
03 Dec 1875
Bernhard Lichtenberg German clergymanantifascist
03 Dec 1875
Max Meldrum Scottish-born Australian painter (d. 1955)
03 Dec 1880
Fedor von Bock German field marshal (d. 1945)
03 Dec 1883
Tibby Cotter Australian cricketer and fast bowler (49 wickets for Australia) and member of the 12th Regiment who captured Beersheba in the worlds last successful cavalry charge born in Sydney New South Wales (d. 1917)
03 Dec 1883
Anton (Friedrich Wilhelm) von Webern Austrian 12-tone composer born in Vienna Austria
03 Dec 1884
Rajendra Prasad Indian leader First President of India (1950-62) born in Zeradai British India (d. 1963)
03 Dec 1884
Walther Stampfli member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1965)
03 Dec 1887
Naruhiko Prince Higashikuni of Japan (d. 1990)
03 Dec 1895
Anna Freud AustrianEnglish psychoanalytistdaughter of Sigmund F
03 Dec 1896
John Urzidil AustriaUS writer (Die erbeuteten Frauen)
03 Dec 1899
Ikeda Hayato Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1965)
03 Dec 1900
Lester Matthews Nottingham England (Sir Dennis-Adv of Fu Manchu)
03 Dec 1900
Richard Kuhn Austrian biochemist worked with vitamins (Nobel 1938)
03 Dec 1900
Ulrich Inderbinen Swiss mountain guide (d. 2004)
03 Dec 1904
Juan E Yrausquin founder (Party of Patriot Arubans)minister
03 Dec 1905
Leslie Ames cricketer (England wicket-keeper of 30s Outstanding batsman)
03 Dec 1907
Connee Boswell singer (Pete Kellys Blue) born in New Orleans Louisiana
03 Dec 1908
Halsey Stevens American composer (Triskelion) born in Scott New York (d. 1989)
03 Dec 1908
Nigel Balchin [Mark Spade] English author (Business for Pleasure) born in Potterne England (d. 1970)
03 Dec 1908
Edward Underdown British actor (Beat the Devil Thunderball) born in London England (d. 1989)
03 Dec 1911
Dana Suesse songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures)
03 Dec 1911
Nino Rota composer (Torquemada) born in Milan Italy
03 Dec 1913
Omer Vanaudenhoven Flemish industrialresistance fighter
03 Dec 1914
Irving Fine composer (Toccata) born in Boston Massachusetts
03 Dec 1918
Abdul Haris Nasution Indonesian general (d. 2000)
03 Dec 1921
Hans G. Kresse Dutch cartoonist (known for the comic strip Eric de Noorman) born in the Netherlands (d. 1992)
03 Dec 1921
Phyllis Curtin American soprano (NYC Opera) born in Clarksburg West Virginia (d. 2016)
03 Dec 1922
Sven Nykvist Swedish cinematographer (d. 2006)
03 Dec 1923
Trevor Bailey England cricket all-rounder (batted & ran)
03 Dec 1924
John Backus inventor (FORTRAN computer language)
03 Dec 1924
Francisco Sionil Jos Filipino novelist Philippine National Artist for Literature
03 Dec 1925
Ken Funston South African cricket batsman (18 Tests during 1950s)
03 Dec 1925
Ferlin Husky American country singer (Born to Lose Gone)
03 Dec 1925
Kim Dae Jung South Korean President Nobel laureate
03 Dec 1926
Hans Otte German composerpianist (The Book of Sounds Book of Hours)
03 Dec 1927
Isabelle Harriet Lucas Canadian-born British actress and singer (Outland Comics) born in Toronto Ontario Canada (d. 1997)
03 Dec 1927
Andy Williams Wall Lake Iowa singer (Moon River Andy Williams Show) (d. 2012)
03 Dec 1929
Werner Rackwitz German musicologist (Handel-Renaissance)
03 Dec 1930
Jean-Luc Godard French director (Alphaville Hail Mary Breathless)
03 Dec 1931
Ellen Blazer [Esther Clara Blazer] Dutch TV director (Sonja) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 2013)
03 Dec 1931
Jaye P Morgan American pop singer actress and game show panelist (Gong Show Night Patrol) born in Mancos Colorado
03 Dec 1933
Paul J. Crutzen Dutch chemist Nobel laureate
03 Dec 1934
Viktor Vassilyevich Gorbatko USSR cosmonaut (Soyuz 7 24 3736)
03 Dec 1937
Bobby Allison auto racer (3 time winner of Daytona 500)
03 Dec 1937
Stephen Rubin English attorney shoe manufacturer (Reebok Adidas)
03 Dec 1938
Jose Serebrier Uruguayan conductor and composer (Star Wagon) born in Montevideo Uruguay
03 Dec 1941
Mary Alice Indianola MS newscaster (CBS Lettie-Different World)
03 Dec 1943
Valerie Perrine actress (Slaughterhouse 5) born in Galveston Texas
03 Dec 1944
Antnio Variaes [Antnio Joaquim Rodrigues Ribeiro] Portuguese singer-songwriter (Dar & Receber) born in Braga Portugal (d. 1984)
03 Dec 1945
Laura Dean Staten Island composerchoreographer (Drumming) born in NYC New York
03 Dec 1946
Joop Zoetemelk Dutch road cyclist (world champion 1985 - oldest) born in The Hague Netherlands
03 Dec 1947
John Wilson Irish rock drummer (Them) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
03 Dec 1948
Diane Kurys [Emir Kusturica] Sarajevo bass guitarist
03 Dec 1949
Heather Menzies actress (Jessica-Logans Run) born in Toronto Ontario
03 Dec 1949
Mickey Thomas rock vocalist (Jefferson Airplane Starship)
03 Dec 1949
Heather Menzies-Urich Canadian actress (The Sound of Music Piranha) born in Toronto Ontario Canada (d. 2017)
03 Dec 1950
John Akii-bua Uganda 400m hurdler (Olympic gold 1972)
03 Dec 1950
Muntu Myeza South African anti-apartheid activist and General Secretary of SASO born in Natal South Africa (d. 1990)
03 Dec 1951
Danger Alberto Juantorena Cuba 800m runner (Olympic gold 1976)
03 Dec 1951
James Turner Brewer Maywood Ill basketball player (Olympic silver 1972)
03 Dec 1951
Mike Stock rocker (Stock Aitken & Waterman-Road Block)
03 Dec 1951
Riki Chosyu [Mitsuo Yoshida] wrestler (NJPWAll-Japan)
03 Dec 1951
Ray Candy American professional wrestler born in Decatur Georgia (d. 1994)
03 Dec 1951
Nicky Stevens British singer (Brotherhood of Man)
03 Dec 1952
Mel Smith author actor and comedian (Morons From Outer Space) (d. 2013)
03 Dec 1953
Franz Klammer Austrian downhill skier (Olympic gold 1976)
03 Dec 1953
Robert Guediguian French director (The Snows of Kilimanjaro) born in Marseille France
03 Dec 1954
Paul Gregg country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels)
03 Dec 1955
Melody Anderson Canadian actress (Flash Gordon) born in Edmonton Alberta
03 Dec 1956
Hart Bochner actor and director (Rich & Famous) born in Los Angeles California
03 Dec 1959
Kathy Jordan Bryn Mawr PA tennis player (US Opens Doubles 1981)
03 Dec 1960
Daryl Hannah American actress (Splash Blade Runner) born in Chicago Illinois
03 Dec 1960
Mike Ramsey American ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1980)
03 Dec 1962
Tammy Jackson WNBA forwardcenter (Houston Comets)
03 Dec 1963
Ashley De Silva Sri Lankan Cricket wicketkeeper (1993)
03 Dec 1963
Steve Hegg Dana Point California road cyclist (Olympics-16th-84 96)
03 Dec 1963
Terri Schiavo American right to die figure (d. 2005)
03 Dec 1964
Darryl Hamilton Baton Rouge LA outfielder (Texas Rangers)
03 Dec 1965
Katarina Witt Staaken GDR figure skater (Olympic-Gold-1984 88)
03 Dec 1965
Tammy Jacques Auburn Maine cyclist (Olympics 1996)
03 Dec 1966
Lisa Lightfoot Australian middle distance runner (Olympics 1996)
03 Dec 1967
David Diaz Australian golfer born in Melbourne Victoria
03 Dec 1973
Andrew McNally Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics 1996)
03 Dec 1973
Brian Loyd baseball catcher (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Lynwood California
03 Dec 1975
Lauren E Roman actress (Laura Kirk-All My Children) born in Wilmington North Carolina
03 Dec 1975
Nadine Neumann Australian swimmer (Olympics 1996) born in Sydney New South Wales
03 Dec 1975
Csaba Czbely Hungarian drummer (Pokolgp)
03 Dec 1976
Gary Glover American baseball player born in Cleveland Ohio
03 Dec 1976
Byron Kelleher New Zealand rugby union footballer
03 Dec 1976
Cornelius Griffin American football player born in Troy Alabama
03 Dec 1977
David Sales cricketer (Northampton batsman 210 on fc debut 1996)
03 Dec 1979
Daniel Bedingfield English New Zealand singer born in Auckland New Zealand
03 Dec 1979
Rainbow Sun Francks Canadian actor (Stargate Atlantis) born in Toronto Canada
03 Dec 1979
Rock Cartwright American football player born in Conroe Texas
03 Dec 1979
Tiffany Haddish American comedian and actress (Girls Trip) born in Los Angeles California
03 Dec 1980
Anna Chlumsky American actress (My Girl Veep) born in Chicago Illinois
03 Dec 1967
Katie Henderson WPVA volleyball (US Open-25th-1993) born in Santa Monica California
03 Dec 1968
Brendan Fraser American actor (School Ties 20 Bucks) born in Indianapolis Indiana
03 Dec 1968
Montell Jordan American singer and record producer
03 Dec 1969
Kwamie Lassiter NFL defensive back (Arizona Cardinals)
03 Dec 1970
Jennifer Rothschild [Rubin] actress (Judas Project)
03 Dec 1970
Laura Schuler ice hockey forward (Canada Olympics 1998)
03 Dec 1970
Paul Byrd pitcher (NY Mets) born in Louisville Kentucky
03 Dec 1972
Eva Nemcova WNBA forwardguard (Cleveland Rockers)
03 Dec 1972
Peter Wright American 1500m freestyle (Olympics 1996)
03 Dec 1368
Charles VI the Well-Beloved King of France (1380-1422) born in Paris le-de-France France (d. 1422)
03 Dec 1483
Nicolaus von Amsdorf German reformation theologist born in Torgau Saxony (d. 1565)
03 Dec 1560
Jan Gruter Flemish-born Dutch critic born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1627)
03 Dec 1576
Marsilio Casentini Italian composer born in Trieste Italy (d. 1651)
03 Dec 1668
Casimir Schweizelsperg German composer born in Rosenheim Upper Bavaria
03 Dec 1684
Ludvig Holberg Baron of Holberg founder of modern Danish and Norwegian literature born in Bergen Denmark-Norway (d. 1754)
03 Dec 1722
Hryhorii Skovoroda Ukrainian poet and philosopher born in Chernukhi Lubny Regiment Cossack Hetmanate (d. 1794)
03 Dec 1729
Antonio Soler Spanish Catalan composer (Fandango) born in Olot Catalonia Spain (d. 1783)
03 Dec 1750
Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel German composer born in Wrzburg Germany (d. 1817)
03 Dec 1752
Georg Friederich Fuchs German composer born in Mainz Germany (d. 1821)
03 Dec 1753
Samuel Crompton English inventor (mule-jenny spinning machine) born in 10 Firwood Fold Bolton Lancashire England (d. 1827)
03 Dec 1755
Gilbert Stuart American portrait painter (unfinished portrait of George Washington) born in Saunderstown Rhode Island (d. 1828)
03 Dec 1758
Joseph Gelinek Czech composer born in Beroun Czech Republic (d. 1825)
03 Dec 1795
Rowland Hill English inventor who introduced 1st adhesive postage stamp (1840) born in Kidderminster Worcestershire England (d. 1879)
03 Dec 1797
Francis Kenrick Irish-American Archbishop of Baltimore (1851-63) born in Dublin Kingdom of Ireland (d. 1863)
03 Dec 1800
France Preeren Slovenian poet (Krst pri Savici) born in Vrba Carniola Habsburg Monarchy (d. 1849)
03 Dec 1806
Henry A. Wise American lawyer and politician (33rd Governor of Virginia) born in Drummondtown Virginia (d. 1876)
03 Dec 1826
Edmond van der Straeten Belgian lawyer and musicologist born in Oudenaarde Belgium (d. 1895)
03 Dec 1838
Cleveland Abbe American meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau) born in NYC New York (d. 1916)
03 Dec 1842
Ellen Henrietta Richards American chemist (Amer Home Economics Association-1st Pres) born in Dunstable Massachusetts (d. 1911)
03 Dec 1842
Phoebe Hearst American philanthropist and suffragist born in Franklin County Missouri (d. 1919)
03 Dec 1842
Charles Alfred Pillsbury American industrialist and co-founder (Pillsbury Company) born in Warner New Hampshire (d. 1899)
03 Dec 1879
Albert Asher New Zealand dual-code rugby union and rugby league winger (RU 11 caps RL Australasia 2 Tests NZ 1) born in Tauranga New Zealand (d. 1965)
03 Dec 1883
Tibby Cotter Australian cricket fast bowler (21 Tests 49 wickets) and solder (killed in worlds last successful cavalry charge 4th Light Horse Brigade at Beersheba) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1917)
03 Dec 1888
Algernon Kingscote English tennis player (Australasian Cship 1919) born in Bangalore India (d. 1964)
03 Dec 1893
Julius Bissier German painter born in Freiburg im Breisgau Germany (d. 1965)
03 Dec 1894
Bert Baston American College Football Hall of Fame end (University of Minnesota) born in St. Louis Park Minnesota (d. 1979)
03 Dec 1896
Boleslaw Szabelski Polish organist and composer born in Radory (d. 1979)
03 Dec 1896
John Urzidil Austrian-American writer (Die erbeuteten Frauen)
03 Dec 1899
Howard Kinsey American tennis player (French Open doubles 1924 US Open doubles 1926 Wimbledon singles 1926 runner-up) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1966)
03 Dec 1901
Glenn Hartranft American athlete (discus WR 47.89m 1925 Olympic silver shot putt 1924) born in Aberdeen South Dakota (d. 1970)
03 Dec 1904
Edgar Moon Australian tennis player (Australian Cships 1930) born in Forest Hill NSW (d. 1976)
03 Dec 1905
Les Ames English cricket wicket-keeperbatsman (47 Tests 97 dismissals 2434 runs 40.56) born in Elham Kent England (d. 1990)
03 Dec 1907
Connee Boswell American jazz singer (The Boswell Sisters Pete Kellys Blues) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1976)
03 Dec 1910
Robert Arthur Hughes British missionary and surgeon who worked in India born in Oswestry England (d. 1996)
03 Dec 1911
Nino Rota Italian composer (Torquemada the Godfather films) born in Milan Italy (d. 1979)
03 Dec 1914
Irving Fine composer (Toccata) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1962)
03 Dec 1922
Joe Collins American baseball first baseman (6 World Series champion 194953 56 NY Yankees) born in Scranton Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
03 Dec 1923
Tom Fears American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end and coach (NFL champion 1951 First-team All-Pro NFL receiving yards leader 1950 LA Rams) born in Guadalajara Mexico (d. 2000)
03 Dec 1923
Trevor Bailey English cricket all-rounder writer and broadcaster (61 Tests top score 134 132 wickets BBC) born in Westcliff-on-Sea Essex England (d. 2011)
03 Dec 1924
Roberto Mires Argentine auto racer (USAC Road Racing Cship Daytona 1000 km 1959 17 x F1 GP) born in Mar del Plata Argentina (d. 2012)
03 Dec 1924
Fred Taylor American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Ohio State University 1959-76 MLB Washington Senators 1950-52) born in Zanesville Ohio (d. 2002)
03 Dec 1924
Wiel Coerver Dutch soccer manager (developer of Coerver Method football coaching technique) born in Kerkrade Netherlands (d. 2011)
03 Dec 1925
Ken Funston South African cricket batsman (18 Tests top score 92) born in Pretoria Transvaal South Africa (d. 2005)
03 Dec 1927
Isabelle Harriet Lucas Canadian-born British actress and singer (Outland Comics) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1997)
03 Dec 1928
Jack McMahon American basketball guard and coach (player Rochester Royal St. Louis Hawks coach Cincinnati Royals San Diego Rockets Pittsburgh Condors) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1989)
03 Dec 1937
Bobby Allison American auto racer (Winston Cup champion 1983 Daytona 500 1978 82 88) born in Miami Florida
03 Dec 1937
Bobby Boyd American NFL cornerback (5 All-Pro 19641968 NFL interceptions leader 1965 Baltimore Colts) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2017)
03 Dec 1942
Mike Gibson Irish rugby union centre (69 caps Ireland 12 British & Irish Lions 9 Barbarians) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
03 Dec 1942
Pedro Rocha Uruguayan soccer midfielder and manager (52 capsPearol So Paulo F.C.) born in Salto Uruguay (d. 2013)
03 Dec 1946
Joop Zoetemelk Dutch road cyclist (Vuelta a Espaa 1979 Tour de France 1980 World Professional Road champion 1985) born in The Hague Netherlands
03 Dec 1949
John Akii-bua Ugandan athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1972) born in Abako Uganda (d. 1997)
03 Dec 1949
Heather Menzies-Urich Canadian actress (The Sound of Music Piranha) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2017)
03 Dec 1950
Alberto Juantorena Cuban athlete (Olympic gold 400m800m [WR 143.50] 1976 only athlete to win that double) born in Santiago de Cuba
03 Dec 1951
Rick Mears American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1979 84 88 91 Indycar seriesWorld Series champion 1979 81-82) born in Wichita Kansas
03 Dec 1951
Riki Choshu [Mitsuo Yoshida] Japanese pro wrestler (NJPWAll-Japan) born in Tokuyama Yamaguchi Japan
03 Dec 1953
Franz Klammer Austrian alpine skier (Olympic gold downhill 1976 World Cships gold combined 1974 downhill 1976) born in Mooswald Carinthia Austria
03 Dec 1955
Alberto Tarantini Argentine soccer defender (61 caps FIFA World Cup 1978 Boca Juniors River Plate Toulouse) born in Ezeiza Argentina
03 Dec 1959
Kathy Jordan American tennis player (7 Grand Slam doubles titles Australian Open 1983 runner-up) born in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania
03 Dec 1960
Igor Larionov Russian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Stanley Cup 1997-98 2002 Detroit Red Wings Olympic gold 1984 88) born in Moscow Russia
03 Dec 1960
Mike Ramsey American ice hockey defenceman (Olympic gold 1980 NHL All-Star 1982-83 85-86) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
03 Dec 1963
Ashley De Silva Sri Lankan cricket wicketkeeper (3 Tests 4 ODIs) born in Colombo Sri Lanka
03 Dec 1963
Steve Hegg American road and track cyclist (Olympic gold individual pursuit 1984) born in Dana Point California
03 Dec 1965
Katarina Witt German figure skater (Olympic gold ladies singles 1984 88 World Cship gold 1984-85 87-88) born in Staaken Germany
03 Dec 1966
Flemming Povlsen Danish soccer forward and broadcaster (62 caps Borussia Dortmund) born in Brabrand Denmark
03 Dec 1970
Laura Schuler Canadian ice hockey forward and coach (World Cship gold 1990 92 97 coach Dartmouth College) born in Scarborough Ontario
03 Dec 1970
Lindsey Hunter American basketball guard (NBA Cship 2002 04 LA Lakers Detroit Pistons) born Utica Mississippi
03 Dec 1970
Paul Byrd American baseball pitcher and broadcaster (MLB All Star 1999 Philadelphia Phillies Fox Sports Southeast) born in Louisville Kentucky
03 Dec 1970
Christian Karembeu French soccer midfielder (53 caps Nantes Olympiacos) born in Lifou New Caledonia
03 Dec 1971
Frank Sinclair Jamaican soccer defender (28 caps Chelsea Leicester City) born in Lambeth England
03 Dec 1971
Vernon White American mixed martial arts fighter (King of the Cage Middleweight Champion UFC) born in Sparks Nevada
03 Dec 1971
Heiko Herrlich German soccer manager and forward (5 caps Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Dortmund) born in Mannheim Germany
03 Dec 1971
Henk Timmer Dutch soccer goalkeeper (7 caps Zwolle Feyenoord) born in Hierden Netherlands
03 Dec 1972
Eva Nmcov Czech basketball forward (WNBA record 66 consecutive free throws 2000 Cleveland Rockers) born in Prague Czech Republic
03 Dec 1972
Bucky Lasek American skateboarder (10 x Summer X Games gold) born in Baltimore Maryland
03 Dec 1973
Francisco Islas Rueda [Super Crazy] Mexican pro wrestler (WWE NJPW Zero-1 AJPW) born in Tulancingo Hidalgo Mexico
03 Dec 1974
Charl Willoughby South African cricket fast bowler (2 Tests 3 ODIs Somerset) born in Cape Town South Africa
03 Dec 1976
Byron Kelleher New Zealand rugby union halfback (57 caps Highlanders Chiefs Toulouse) born in Dunedin New Zealand
03 Dec 1976
Mark Boucher South African cricket wicketkeeper (147 Tests record 555 dismissals 295 ODIs) born in East London Eastern Cape South Africa
03 Dec 1977
Adam Maysz Polish ski jumper (record 4 individual World Cship gold medals) Wisa Poland
03 Dec 1979
Rainbow Sun Francks Canadian actor (Stargate Atlantis) born in Toronto Ontario
03 Dec 1981
Brian Bonsall actor (Family Ties Star Trek Next Generation)
03 Dec 1981
Ioannis Amanatidis Greek soccer forward and coach (35 caps Eintracht Frankfurt) born in Kozani Greece
03 Dec 1981
David Villa Spanish soccer striker (98 caps Valencia Barcelona) born in Langreo Spain
03 Dec 1981
Edwin Valero Venezuelan boxer (undefeated world champion WBA super featherweight 2006-08 WBC lightweight 2009-10) born in Bolero Alto Mrida Venezuela (d. 2010)
03 Dec 1982
Michael Essien Ghanaian soccer midfielder (58 caps Chelsea Lyon) born in Accra Ghana
03 Dec 1982
Jaycee Chan American-born Hong Kong singer and actor born in Los Angeles California
03 Dec 1983
Stephen Donald New Zealand rugby union fly-halfcentre (25 caps Chiefs Bath) born in Papakura New Zealand
03 Dec 1862
Jules Renkin Belgian politician (28th Prime Minister of Belgium 1931-32) born in Ixelles Belgium (d. 1934
03 Dec 1864
Herman Heijermans Dutch writer (Kamertjeszonde Diamond City) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1924)
03 Dec 1875
Bernhard Lichtenberg German clergyman and theologian born in Ohlau Prussian Silesia Kingdom of Prussia German Empire (d. 1943)
03 Dec 1875
Max Meldrum Scottish-Australian painter (founder of Australian Tonalism) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1955)
03 Dec 1880
Fedor von Bock German field marshal (commander in the German occupation of Austria invasions of Poland France and Russia during WWII) born in Cstrin Province of Brandenburg German Empire (d. 1945)
03 Dec 1883
Anton (Friedrich Wilhelm) von Webern Austrian 12-tone composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1945)
03 Dec 1884
Walther Stampfli Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council born in Bren Solothurn Switzerland (d. 1965)
03 Dec 1886
Manne Siegbahn Swedish physicist (Nobel 1924-discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy) born in rebro Sweden (d. 1978)
03 Dec 1887
Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni Japanese imperial prince and 30th Prime Minister of Japan born in Kyoto Japan (d. 1990)
03 Dec 1888
Ion Nonna Otescu Romanian composer born in Bucharest Romania (d. 1940)
03 Dec 1895
Anna Freud Austrian-English psychoanalyst and daughter of Sigmund Freud born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1982)
03 Dec 1896
Bolesaw Szabelski Polish organist and composer born in Radory (d. 1979)
03 Dec 1896
John Urzidil Austrian-American writer (Die erbeuteten Frauen) born in Prague (d. 1970)
03 Dec 1897
Kate OBrien Irish writer (Without My Cloak) born in Limerick City Ireland (d. 1974)
03 Dec 1898
Lev Knipper Soviet composer born in Tiflis Russian Empire [now Tbilisi Georgia] (d. 1974)
03 Dec 1899
Ikeda Hayato Prime Minister of Japan (1960-64) born in Takehara Hiroshima Japan (d. 1965)
03 Dec 1900
Ulrich Inderbinen Swiss mountain guide born in Zermatt Valais (d. 2004)
03 Dec 1900
Richard Kuhn Austrian-German biochemist (Nobel 1938-work on carotenoids and vitamins) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1967)
03 Dec 1907
Andrew Hutchings British trade union leader (d. 1996)
03 Dec 1908
Nigel Balchin English author (Business for Pleasure) born in Potterne England (d. 1970)
03 Dec 1909
Dana Suesse American musician and songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures) born in Kansas City Jackson County Missouri (d. 1987)
03 Dec 1913
Omer Vanaudenhoven Flemish politician and resistance fighter born in Diest Belgium (d. 1994)
03 Dec 1914
Irving Fine American composer (Toccata) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1962)
03 Dec 1918
Abdul Haris Nasution Indonesian army general born in Koetanopan North Sumatera Dutch East Indies (d. 2000)
03 Dec 1919
Charles Craig English operatic tenor born in London (d. 1997)
03 Dec 1921
Phyllis Curtin American soprano (NYC Opera 1953-64) born in Clarksburg West Virginia (d. 2016)
03 Dec 1922
Sven Nykvist Swedish cinematographer (Cries and Whispers) born in Moheda Kronobergs ln Sweden (d. 2006)
03 Dec 1924
John Backus American computer scientist and inventor (FORTRAN computer language) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2007)
03 Dec 1924
F. Sionil Jos Filipino novelist (Rosales Saga) and Philippine National Artist for Literature born in Rosales Pangasinan Philippine Islands
03 Dec 1925
Ferlin Husky American country singer (Born to Lose Gone) born in Desloge Missouri (d. 2011)
03 Dec 1926
Hans Otte German composer and pianist (The Book of Sounds Book of Hours) born in Plauen Germany (d. 2007)
03 Dec 1926
Walter Ormeo Peruvian soccer goalkeeper (Peru 1949-57 Boca Juniors Rosario Central) born in Lima Peru (d. 2020)
03 Dec 1929
Clarence Ford American jazz and R&B calrinet and saxophone player born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1994)
03 Dec 1929
Paul Harris Turok American composer educator and music critic (Ragtime Caprice) born in New York (d. 2012)
03 Dec 1929
Werner Rackwitz German opera director and musicologist (Handel-Renaissance) born in Breslau Weimar Republic (d. 2014)
03 Dec 1931
[Mary] Jaye P. Morgan American pop singer (All I Want From You) game show panelist (Gong Show) born in Mancos Colorado
03 Dec 1931
Franz Josef Degenhardt German poet and author born in Schwelm Westphalia Germany (d. 2011)
03 Dec 1932
Corry Brokken Dutch pop singer (1957 Eurovision) born in Breda The Netherlands (d. 2016)
03 Dec 1938
Jos Serebrier Uruguayan conductor and composer (Star Wagon Passacaglia and Perpetuum Mobile) born in Montevideo Uruguay
03 Dec 1945
Laura Dean American choreographer known for her collaborations with composer Steve Reich (Drumming) born in Staten Island New York
03 Dec 1948
Diane Kurys French filmmaker and actress (Entre Nous) born in Lyon Rhne France
03 Dec 1949
Mickey Thomas American rock vocalist (Jefferson Starship - Jane Starship -Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now) born in Cairo Georgia
03 Dec 1950
Asa Hutchinson American politician Governor of Arkansas (2015-) born in Bentonville Arkansas
03 Dec 1951
Mike Stock British songwriter and producer (Stock Aitken & Waterman Rick Astley Bananarama Kylie Minogue) born in Margate Kent England
03 Dec 1951
Riki Choshu [Mitsuo Yoshida] Japanese pro wrestler (NJPWAll-Japan) born in Tokuyama Yamaguchi Japan
03 Dec 1951
Nicky Stevens [Helen Maria Thomas] Welsh pop singer (Brotherhood of Man - Save Your kisses For Me) born in Carmarthen Wales U.K.
03 Dec 1952
Don Barnes American rock guitarist (38 Special - Teacher Teacher) born in Jacksonville Florida
03 Dec 1952
Duane Roland American southern-rock guitarist (Molly Hatchet - Flirtin With Disaster) born in Jeffersonville Indiana (d. 2006)
03 Dec 1954
Paul Gregg American country bassist singer (Restless Heart - Big Dreams In A Small Town) born in Altus Oklahoma
03 Dec 1963
Joe Lally American rock bassist (Fugazi) born in Silver Spring Maryland
03 Dec 1968
Montell Jordan [Barnett] American R&B singer record producer (This Is How We Do It) and pastor born in Los Angeles California
03 Dec 1969
Bill Steer Scottish-British heavy metal guitarist (Napalm Death Carcass Gentlemans Pistols) born in Stockton-on-Tees England
03 Dec 1969
Harold Steinbrenner American businessman and MLB team owner (New York Yankees) born in Culver Indiana
03 Dec 1970
Jennifer Rothschild [Rubin] actress (Judas Project)
03 Dec 1970
Lindsey Hunter American basketball guard (NBA Cship 2002 04 LA Lakers Detroit Pistons) born in Utica Mississippi
03 Dec 1975
Mickey Avalon [Yeshe Perl American rapper born in Hollywood California
03 Dec 1975
Csaba Czbely Hungarian drummer (Pokolgp) born in Beregszsz Transcarpathia
03 Dec 1978
Trina [Katrina Laverne Taylor] American rapper (Glamorest Life) born in Miami Florida
03 Dec 1979
Daniel Bedingfield English-New Zealand pop singer-songwriter (Gotta Get Thru This) born in Auckland New Zealand
03 Dec 1983
Sherri DuPree-Bemis American pop-rock singer-songwriter (Eisley)born in Tyler Texas
03 Dec 1985
Amanda Seyfried American actress (Mamma Mia) born in Allentown Pennsylvania
03 Dec 1509
Kanaka Dasa Indian musician and composer of Carnatic music born in Baada Vijayanagara Empire (now Karnataka India) (d. 1609)
03 Dec 1668
Casimir Schweizelsperg German composer born in Rosenheim Upper Bavaria (d. sometime after 1722)
03 Dec 1884
Rajendra Prasad Indian leader and 1st President of India (1950-62) born in Zeradai British India (d. 1963)
03 Dec 1911
Nino Rota [Giovanni Rota Rinaldi] Italian classical and film score composer (Il cappello di paglia di Firenze The Godfather (I & II 16 Fellini films) born in Milan Italy (d. 1979)
03 Dec 1914
Edward Corky Cornelius American jazz trumpeter (Benny Goodman Gene Krupa) born in Cicero Indiana (d. 1943)
03 Dec 1922
Joe Collins American baseball first baseman (World Series 194953 56 New York Yankees) born in Scranton Pennsylvania (d. 1989)
03 Dec 1925
Ferlin Husky American country singer (Born to Lose Gone) born in Desloge Missouri (d. 2011)
03 Dec 1929
Clarence Ford American jazz and R&B clarinet and saxophone player born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1994)
03 Dec 1941
Mary Alice [Smith] American stage (Tony Award 1987) and screen actress (A Different World - Lettie) born in Indianola Mississippi
03 Dec 1949
Heather Menzies-Urich Canadian actress (The Sound of Music Piranha) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2017)
03 Dec 1951
Kimberley Rew British rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine) born in Bristol England
03 Dec 1965
Andrew Stanton American Academy Award-winning animator and film director (Wall-E Finding Nemo) born in Rockport Massachusetts
03 Dec 1970
Amy Helm American singer-songwriter (Ollabelle) born in Woodstock New York
03 Dec 1971
Keegan Connor Tracy Canadian actress (Once Upon A Time The Magicians) born in Windsor Ontario
03 Dec 1973
Holly Marie Combs American actress (Picket Fences Charmed) born in San Diego California
03 Dec 1975
Mickey Avalon [Yeshe Perl] American rapper born in Hollywood California
03 Dec 1854
William Milton British cricket all-rounder (3 Tests South Africa 2 wickets) and rugby union centre (2 Tests England) born in Little Marlow England (d. 1930)
03 Dec 1923
Trevor Bailey English cricket all-rounder writer and broadcaster (61 Tests 1 x 100 10 x 50 HS 134no 132 wickets BBC) born in Westcliff-on-Sea Essex England (d. 2011)
03 Dec 1933
Rosalind Knight British stage and screen actress (Friday Night Dinner - Horrible Grandma) born in Marleybone (now Westminster) England (d. 2020)
03 Dec 1936
Mary Alice [Smith] American stage and screen actress (Fences - Tony Award 1987 Ill Fly Away - Emmy Award 1993 A Different World Lettie) born in Indianola Mississippi (d. 2022) [some sources give birth year as 1941]
03 Dec 1940
Kishin Shinoyama Japanese photographer including album cover art (Saori Minami John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy) born in Shinjuku Tokyo Japan
03 Dec 1947
John Wilson Irish rock drummer (Them 1965) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
03 Dec 1951
Chris Kimsey British sound engineer and producer (Rolling Stones Peter Frampton Peter Tosh Marillion) born in Battersea London England
03 Dec 1951
John and Greg Rice American twin actors born in West Palm Beach Florida
03 Dec 1953
Robert Gudiguian French director (The Snows of Kilimanjaro Marius and Jeannette) born in Marseille France
03 Dec 1954
Paul Gregg American country bassist (Restless Heart - Big Dreams In A Small Town The Bluest Eyes In Texas) born in Altus Oklahoma
03 Dec 1958
David Stephenson English rugby league outside back (10 caps Great Britain Wigan RLFC Salford RLFC) born in Lytham St Annes England (d. 2022)
03 Dec 1961
Adal Ramones Mexican comedian and television host born in Monterrey Mexico
03 Dec 1979
Sean Parker American entrepreneur who co-founded the file-sharing computer service Napster and was the 1st President of Facebook born in Herndon Virginia
03 Dec 1750
Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel German organist pianist kapellmeister composer and priest born in Wrzburg Germany (d. 1817)
03 Dec 1752
Georg Friederich Fuchs German composer born in Mainz Landgraviate of Hesse (now Germany) (d. 1821)
03 Dec 1882
Nandalal Bose Indian pioneering modern artist (illustrated Constitution of India) born in Haveli Kharagpur British India (d. 1966)
03 Dec 1888
Ion Nonna Otescu Romanian composer and educator (Bucharest Conservatory 1913-40) born in Bucharest Romania (d. 1940)
03 Dec 1911
Nino Rota [Giovanni Rota Rinaldi] Italian classical and film score composer (Il cappello di paglia di Firenze The Godfather (I & II) 16 Federico Fellini films) born in Milan Italy (d. 1979)
03 Dec 1924
F. Sionil Jos Filipino novelist (Rosales Saga) and Philippine National Artist for Literature born in Rosales Pangasinan Philippine Islands (d. 2022)
03 Dec 1932
Bob Cranshaw American jazz bassist (Blue Note Records Sonny Rollins Stanley Turrentine Duke Pearson) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2016)
03 Dec 1942
Pedro Rocha Uruguayan soccer midfielder and manager (52 caps Pearol So Paulo F.C.) born in Salto Uruguay (d. 2013)
03 Dec 1948
(John) Ozzy Osbourne English heavy metal vocalist and songwriter (Black Sabbath) born in Birmingham England
03 Dec 1952
David Hixon American Basketball HOF coach (Amherst College 1978-2019 NCAA Div III National Cship 2007 13) born in Andover Massachusetts
03 Dec 1979
Daniel Bedingfield British-New Zealand pop singer-songwriter (Gotta Get Thru This) born in Auckland New Zealand
03 Dec 1576
Marsilio Casentini Italian composer born in Trieste Holy Roman Empire (d. 1651)
03 Dec 1596
Nicolo Amati Italian violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri) born in Cremona Duchy of Milan Holy Roman Empire (d. 1684)
03 Dec 1750
Johann Franz Xaver Sterkel German organist pianist kapellmeister composer and priest born in Wrzburg Prince-Bishopric of Wrzburg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1817)
03 Dec 1838
Cleveland Abbe American meteorologist (Father of Weather Bureau) born in New York City (d. 1916)
03 Dec 1862
Jules Renkin Belgian politician (28th Prime Minister of Belgium 1931-32) born in Ixelles Belgium (d. 1934)
03 Dec 1896
Bolesaw Szabelski Polish organist and composer born in Radory Smolany Russian Poland (d. 1979)
03 Dec 1898
Lev Knipper Russian-Soviet composer (Poem of the Komsomol Fighter Tales of a Plaster God) and secret agent born in Tiflis Russian Empire (now Tbilisi Georgia) (d. 1974)
03 Dec 1933
Paul J. Crutzen Dutch meteorologist and chemist (1995 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for work on atmospheric chemistry ) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
03 Dec 1933
Rosalind Knight British stage and screen actress (Friday Night Dinner - Horrible Grandma) born in Marylebone (now Westminster) England (d. 2020)
03 Dec 1934
Georges Aillres French rugby league forward & captain (34 Tests Toulouse Olympique FC Lzignan Sangliers) born in Poucharramet Haute-Garonne France (d. 2024)
03 Dec 1934
Viktor Gorbatko Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 7 24 3736) born in Ventsy-Zarya in Krasnodar Krai Soviet Union (d. 2017)
03 Dec 1937
Stephen Rubin English businessman (Pentland Group - UKs largest sportwear company )
03 Dec 1940
Jeffrey R. Holland American religious leader on the Mormon church born in St. George Utah
03 Dec 1942
Alice Schwarzer German journalist and feminist (EMMA) born in Wuppertal Germany
03 Dec 1942
Peter Schultz American scientist and co-inventor of optical fiber born in Brooklyn New York
03 Dec 1946
Vic Malcom British rock guitarist and songwriter (Geordie - All Because of You) born in England
03 Dec 1950
Asa Hutchinson American politician Governor of Arkansas (2015-23) born in Bentonville Arkansas
03 Dec 1952
Benny Hinn Canadian-American televangelist (This is Your Day) born in Jaffa Israel
03 Dec 1952
Mel Smith English comedian actor and filmmaker (Morons From Outer Space Bean) born in London (d. 2013)
03 Dec 1954
Grace Andreacchi American author (Scarabocchio) born in New York City
03 Dec 1955
Warren Jeffs American cult leader of a polygamous sect convicted of child sexual assault born in Sacramento California
03 Dec 1959
Eamonn Holmes Northern Irish TV presenter known for GMTV and Good Morning born in Belfast Northern Ireland
03 Dec 1963
Terri Schiavo American right to die figure born in Lower Moreland Township Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
03 Dec 1965
Steve Harris American actor (Law & Order Organized Crime) born in Chicago Illinois
03 Dec 1971
Heiko Herrlich German soccer manager and forward (5 caps Bayer Leverkusen Borussia Dortmund) born in Mannheim West Germany
03 Dec 1975
Malinda Williams American actress known for Soul Food born in Elizabeth New Jersey
03 Dec 1977
Adam Maysz Polish ski jumper with a record 4 individual World Cship gold medals born in Wisa Poland
03 Dec 1980
Jenna Dewan American actress (The Rookie) born in Hartford Connecticut
03 Dec 1752
Georg Friederich Fuchs German composer born in Mainz Landgraviate of Hesse (d. 1821)
03 Dec 1758
Joseph Gelinek Czech pianist and composer born in Sedlec KIngdom of Bohemia (d. 1825)
03 Dec 1854
William Milton English cricket all-rounder (3 Tests South Africa 2 wickets) and rugby union centre (2 Tests England) born in Little Marlow England (d. 1930)
03 Dec 1877
Richard Pearse New Zealand inventor and aviator who designed and flew one of the worlds first airplanes born at Waitohi Flat New Zealand (d. 1953)
03 Dec 1887
Naruhiko Higashikuni Japanese Imperial Prince and 30th Prime Minister of Japan for 54 days (1945) born in Kyoto Japan (d. 1990)
03 Dec 1896
Bolesaw Szabelski Polish organist and composer born in Radory Smolany Russian Poland (d. 1979)
03 Dec 1905
Les Ames English cricket wicket-keeperbatsman (47 Tests 97 dismissals 2434 runs 40.56 Kent CCC) born in Elham England (d. 1990)
03 Dec 1907
Andrew Hutchings British trade union leader born in England (d. 1996)
03 Dec 1925
Ken Funston South African cricket batsman (18 Tests 5 x 50 HS 92 NE Transvaal Transvaal Orange Free State) born in Pretoria Transvaal South Africa (d. 2005)
03 Dec 1929
Paul Turok American composer (Ragtime Caprice Aspects of Lincoln and Liberty) educator and music critic born in New York City (d. 2012)
03 Dec 1931
Jaye P. Morgan American pop singer (Thats All I Want From You The Longest Walk) actress and game show panelist (The Gong Show) born in Mancos Colorado
03 Dec 1934
Nicolas Coster American character actor (Santa Barbara One Life To Live The Facts of Life) born in London England (d. 2023)
03 Dec 1937
Stephen Rubin English businessman (Pentland Group - UKs largest sportwear company) born in England
03 Dec 1939
Michael McKee [Jay E. McKee] American activist organizer and founder of the New York State Tenants & Neighbors Coalition born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 2025)
03 Dec 1948
Ozzy Osbourne [John Michael Osbourne] English heavy metal vocalist and songwriter (Black Sabbath) born in Birmingham England (d. 2025) [1]
03 Dec 1951
Chris Kimsey British sound engineer and producer (Rolling Stones Peter Frampton Peter Tosh Marillion) born in Battersea England
03 Dec 1951
Greg Rice American actor and identical twin dwarf held the world record for shortest living twins until 2005 (2ft 10in) born in West Palm Beach Florida
03 Dec 1951
John Rice American actor and identical twin dwarf held the world record for shortest living twins until 2005 (2ft 10in) born in West Palm Beach Florida (d. 2005)
03 Dec 1961
Adal Ramones Mexican comedian and television host (Y ahora qu hago Otro rollo con) born in Monterrey Mexico
03 Dec 1975
Lauren E Roman American actress (Laura Kirk in All My Children) born in Wilmington North Carolina
03 Dec 1981
Brian Bonsall American rock musician (Sunset Silhouette The Ataris 2016-18) and child actor (Family Ties 1986-89 Star Trek Next Generation 1992-94) born in Torrance California
03 Dec 1981
Jean Dub Canadian concert pianist (International Franz Liszt Piano Competition 2002) born in Edmonton Alberta
03 Dec 1983
Sherri DuPree-Bemis American pop-rock singer-songwriter (Eisley) born in Tyler Texas
03 Dec 1985
Lszl Cseh Hungarian swimmer (World Cship gold 400m medley 2005 200m butterfly 2015 7 x Olympic medals) born in Budapest Hungary
03 Dec 1986
Chandra Shekhar Aazad Indian lawyer and activist (Bhim Army) born in Ghadkauli Uttar Pradesh
03 Dec 1987
Alicia Sacramone American gymnast (World Cship gold 2005 07 10 11) born in Boston Massachusetts
03 Dec 1987
Michael Angarano American actor (This is Us) born in Brooklyn New York
03 Dec 1990
Christian Benteke Belgian soccer striker (93 caps Genk Crystal Palace Liverpool Aston Villa) born in Kinshasa Zaire
03 Dec 1992
Joseph McManners English actor (The Little Prince) and pop-classical crossover singer (In Dreams Bright Eyes) born in Canterbury England
03 Dec 1993
Marques Brownlee American Youtuber (MKBHD) and ultimate frisbee player born in Maplewood New Jersey
03 Dec 1994
Jake T. Austin American actor (Wizards of Waverley Place) born in New York City
03 Dec 1995
Angle [Van Laeken] Belgian singer-songwriter (Brol Nonante-Cinq) born in Uccle Belgium
03 Dec 2005
Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway younger child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit third in line to succeed to throne born in Oslo Norway
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